Article of merchandise



W. E. BOYCE.

ARTICLE OF MERCHANDIS E- UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. BOYCE, OF NEW :YORK, N. Y.

ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed February 24, 1920. Serial No. 360,730.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM E. Boron, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Articles of Merchandise, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to articles of merchandise and the packing of viscous substances, and has particular reference to the packing of printing and lithographing inks.

Some of the objects sought to be obtained are; the economic handling and the eco-' nomic use of substances of the character mentioned; to obviate waste which results from the use of these substances under present methods of packing the same; to provide a means which accompanies the original package with which deterioration is prevented and the standard of the substance as manufactured is maintained; to carry out a method which assures full value to the consumer.

Under present day methods it is known that ink used by printers commonly known in the trade as job ink is packed or put up in cans of 1, 2, 5. and 10 pounds. The ink is placed in the cans without a special regard to weight, as regards each individual can or container, inasmuch as under the present method, a batch of ink sometimes to the amount of 50 pounds is weighed, and from this batch, cans are filled merely by the eye and judgment of the individual who has this task in hand. Thus it will be manifest that there is no provision to insure accurate weight. Under the present invention there is put into use a device which may be set to accurately receive an amount of ink which may then be projected from such device into a can or container. The ink, in accordance with this invention is placed within the can in a plurality of portions of predetermined equal weights and these portions are to be separated by elements which with the walls of the container form a seal to exclude air and other foreign matter. From this it will be understood that full value is assured to the consumer as regards weight.

It has been conceived to employ in conjunction with a container, a single plate whose function is to exclude air to prevent a heavy crust or skin from forming on the top of the ink within the container. This is not altogether satisfactory for atleast one vltal reason. From experience it is known that printers in taking up ink from its container invariably j ab'a knife into the mass consequently leaving a rather deep cavity or cavities in the mass and this forms an air pocket or pockets whose detrimental effect 1s not circumvented bythe use of a single plate inasmuchas the air will be trapped 1n such pocket or pockets formed and a crust or skin will formin spite of the use of such platewere the ink left to stand for any appreciable length of time. 1

Under the present invention the ink, as stated, is placed within the container in portions of equal weight separated preferably by metallic disks and this prevents an individual from jabbing a knife beyond a certa1n depth. The top plate is removed and the ink is used one portion at a time. The portlon or portions of ink below that por tion which is beingusecl from, being unaffected from knife jabs, Moreover, in cases where overamounts are removed from the press font to be replaced in a container for future use, the entire content of the container is not rendered deficient. The intersticial arrangement of plates prevents the mixing together of the remainder of a container with replaced ink which might contain foreign matter, which circumstance, un-

der other methods of packing results in its becoming mixed with the entire mass whereas under the present invention this is true only as to the uppermost portion or any part thereof when it is necessary to so replace a quantity of ink.

In order to prevent waste which results from atmospheric air coming into contact with the top surface of the ink within a cansince a heavy crust or skin will be formed when air is not excluded-it has been conceived to employ a plate to cover the ink, but it is found that this is not wholly satis factory, as stated above, still, it is a feature which may be adopted in the practice of the present invention beside the use of the intervening additional plates mentioned herein above.

In the drawing devices have been illustrated for carrying out the packing of the containers or cans and there is also shown a container in which a viscous substance is packed in predetermined equal portions separated by metallic disks inasmuch as containers are cylindrical in the present 1ndisks used for separating the portions of ink. r

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a device for removing the disks from the container.

Fig. l is -a perspective view of a. device used for taking up a predetermined quantity of ink and for forming the same into a shape so that the same may be readily received by the container.

Fig. 5 is a central vertical sectional view through the deviceshown in Fig. 4.

The device illustrated in Figs. 8, 4. and

' 5 are not claimed-but in order that a clear understanding of the practice of this invention may be understood a description as to construction of these devices will be given. The device shown in Figs. 4 and 5 consists of an annularmember 10 which is provided with a bridge piece 11. Arranged withinithe member 10 is a'cironlar'plate 12 which is equal in diameter tothe interior diameter of the member 10. The plate 12 is carried at the end of a screw 13which c0-- acts with nuts 14: to hold the plate 12 in different adjusted positions withinthe member 10. The screw 13 is provided with a handle 15. In filling a one pound can under the present invention this can is to receive 4 portions each weighing 3 of a pound. .By

adjusting the plate 12 the-exact lot a pound portion may be picked up and placed within the container. The container is shown in Fig. 101: the drawing and is designated 16, the ink portions are designated 17 and Said portions are" separated by metallic disks 18. The disks 18 are provided with apertured ears 19 so that they may be readily removed from the container. -A device 20 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing has laterally extending projections 21 whichv are adapted to be received in the apertures in the ears 19 and in this Way the disks 18 may be removed as will be understood The uppermost disk 18 may or may not have the ears 19. The container is provided with a cover 22.

From the foregoing it will bQllIlClBI'StOOCl that the ink is packed with regard toeXact weight and the manner of packing'the ink compels the proper use thereof and furnishes a means to protect the remainder within a can from influences that would lower the standard of the substance as manufactured; that a knife cannot be thrust or j abbed below the depth of one portion and consequently deterioration if any effects only the uppermost portion and this in the most practical way is prevented by the use of a covering or top disk; that under the. present method of packing the ink it maybe economically handled and economically used. 1

What is claimed as new is A package: consisting of aclosed container inclosing portions of packed substance, and thin metallic partitions each having dia metrically opposed apertured ears, said partitions separating the said ortions.

In testimony'whereof I have aflixed my signature. I

WILLIAM E. BOYCE. 

